Chito Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 just got a brand new car and opti-seal for it. so after washing and claying, i'm thinking of applying finish polish with a mf pad. is this ok? or should i use a finishing foam pad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 The mf pad is fine. Are you trying to do this by hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chito Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 finally did my new car: washed, speedy prep, opt finish, poli-seal, and finally opti-seal. turned out fantastic. However, i encountered problem with the opt finish polish. used a rotary at low speed, first a brand new mf pad which i primed with qd and 4 dots of FP, it was very "grabby/tacky". my rotary was heating up. changed to a brand new hydrotech finishing pad, same thing. Changed to a gray ccs pad still the same. So i decided to do it by hand which turned out ok. Then applied poli-seal by rotary with no problems. I have almost all the opt products and find them all excellent products, except for the opt finish which frustrates me. what is going on wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chito Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 finally did my new car: washed, speedy prep, opt finish, poli-seal, and finally opti-seal. turned out fantastic. However, i encountered problem with the opt finish polish. used a rotary at low speed, first a brand new mf pad which i primed with qd and 4 dots of FP, it was very "grabby/tacky". my rotary was heating up. changed to a brand new hydrotech finishing pad, same thing. Changed to a gray ccs pad still the same. So i decided to do it by hand which turned out ok. Then applied poli-seal by rotary with no problems. I have almost all the opt products and find them all excellent products, except for the opt finish which frustrates me. what is going on wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 What size pad were you using on the rotary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chito Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 6.5 inch mf & hydrotech pads, 7.5 ccs pad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowejackson Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Not sure why this is happening but might be worth priming the pad with just the polish rather than a QD. New pads seem to soak up more liquid than a used on so it might be worth adding a little more on the first use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Smaller pad diameter also helps, making the rotary a lot easier to control. Personally I use 5.5" pads, unless I'm working on an rv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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